Winters are cold and dry
Many citizens will choose it
Use a humidifier while using air conditioning or heating
But
Be sure to take extra care when using a humidifier
Otherwise, it is easy to get "humidifier pneumonia"
Recently, a man in Huai'an was tricked
In winter, the weather is cold, and Mr. Huang, a citizen of Huai'an, has the heating on 24 hours a day at home. Worried that the indoor air would be too dry, Mr. Huang used a humidifier at home and often stayed overnight.
In the past few days, Mr. Huang always felt tightness in his chest, his throat was also very uncomfortable, and he often coughed. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, I found out that I had pneumonia.
"After the examination, the doctor said that I may have pneumonia, which may be caused by using a humidifier at home and not cleaning it regularly. Mr. Huang said.
Doctors said that the most comfortable air humidity for the human body is generally 40% to 60%, but if the humidifier is used for a long time to improve the air humidity, and the water source in the humidifier is not clean, or the humidifier is not cleaned frequently, it will lead to the breeding of germs and bring health risks to the human body.
"Humidifier pneumonia means that after using a humidifier, the humidifier will bring some microbial particles into the human body, and if the person's resistance decreases at this time, it will cause a series of diseases such as upper respiratory tract infection, bronchitis, pneumonia or bronchial asthma. Wang Zaikai, a resident physician in the Department of Internal Medicine of the Ecological New Town Branch of the First People's Hospital of Huai'an City, said.
The doctor reminds that the humidifier itself is not the "culprit" that causes "humidifier pneumonia", and the most important thing to avoid the occurrence of disease is to master the correct use of the humidifier:
Do not turn on the humidifier 24 hours a day, preferably with an intermittent period
It is best to use cold boiled water or purified water to fill the humidifier
The humidifier itself must be disinfected, preferably once a week
Huai'an Tai Luo Guanyu
Source: Jiangsu News